Wax paste applicator for shoe polishing machines



Aug. 26, 1952 P. D. DOUGLASS 2,607,943

WAX EASTE APPLICATOR FOR SHOE POLISHING MACHINES FildAug. 12, 1948 INVENTR a 1 1 BY I- "A ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 26, 1952 WAY PASTE APPLICATOR FOR SHOE POLISHING MACHINES Porter D. Douglass, Hayward, Califl, assignor to Douglass Automatic Shoeshining 00., Inc., Oakland, Calif.

Application August 12, 1948, Serial No. 43,796

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a wax paste applicator designed for use more particularly in connection with coin controlled shoe polishing machines having movable polishing units, the primary object of the invention being to provide means whereby a person may position the toe of his shoe into an opening in the front wall of the machine to pick up wax paste or polishing material and then position the shoe in the shoe polishing unit of the machine, where the movable polishing members of the machine operate to polish the surfaces of the shoe.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental perspective View of the base or shoe rest of the usual coin controlled shoe polishing machine.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the wax paste applicator compartment.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates the base or stand of the usual coin controlled shoe polishing machine,

which is provided with the usual movable polishing elements 6-, supported adjacent to the shoe opening 1 so that the person having his shoes shined may position the shoe in the opening 7 for the action of the polishing element 6.

The wax paste applicator, forming the subject matter of the present invention, embodies the housing 8 which forms a part of the wall 9 that is of a length to extend under the flanges [0 of the shoe shining machine frame.

This housing is arranged directly in front of the inner end of the opening 1 so that a person standing in front of the machine, may readily position his shoe within the housing to coat the shoe with the wax paste, and then by merely removing the shoe the shoe can be readily placed in the opening 1 for the polishing.

The upper wall I l of the housing is curved or semi-circular and provides a support for the pad l2, which is of a length equal to the length of the upper wall I I to closely fit thereagainst. The pad is provided with securing buttons [4, whereby the applicator may be readily and easily positioned and held within the housing.

The pad is formed preferably of canvas or duck, or similar material, which will absorb the wax paste, and cause only a limited quantity of paste to be deposited on the toe surface of the shoe.

A detachable pad made of lambs wool or similar material which is impregnated with specially prepared wax and color paste may be used. This paste and color is melted by heating and this melted (liquified) wax paste is absorbed into the lambs wool. After the wool is processed with this melted paste, the wool is allowed to dry, or 0001, which consequently solidifies the wax particles on the wool, hair or fibre. When the shoe toe is inserted in the toe applicator and comes in contact with the lambs wool pad, a proportionate quantity of wax is deposited on the shoe toe. When the shoe toe with the soft wax is inserted in the wool polisher unit which contains the hard carnauba wax and color in dry form, a resultant high gloss to the shoe toe is assured.

In the use of the device, a person will position his foot and shoe within the open end I5 of the wax paste applicator, and the person will then tilt the toe portion of the shoe upwardly causing the surface of the shoe to contact the pad I2, to the end that the wax paste will be transferred to the surface of the shoe for polishing by the movable polishing elements 6 of the machine, when the shoe is inserted in the polishing opening 1 of the machine.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A paste applicator for applying paste to shoes, comprising a housing having a bottom and an upper curved wall and having an open front, a curved pad covering the inner surface of the upper curved wall, the pad having polishing material thereon to be transferred onto a shoe extended into the housing, in contact with said pad, and the lower inner edges of said pad having recesses providing clearances for the sole of the shoe between the lower edges of said pad and bottom of said housing.

PORTER D. DOUGLASS.

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